Kansas Metropolis Chiefs head coach Andy Reid praised Travis Kelce’s “ardour” after the pair have been concerned in an alternate on the sidelines for a second straight week.
Reid bumped his tight finish’s shoulder as they jawed with one another within the second quarter of the Chiefs’ 22-9 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday night time. Though the Chiefs picked up their first victory of the season, their offense as soon as once more seemed sluggish within the first-half in opposition to a poor Giants group. Kelce completed the sport with 4 receptions for 26 yards.
Kelce was not within the locker room when reporters have been free to ask inquiries to gamers so he didn’t touch upon the matter. However Reid stated he was not fearful in regards to the incident.
“I really like Travis’s ardour, man,” stated Reid, who has received three Tremendous Bowls alongside Kelce on the Chiefs. “I’m OK with that. We didn’t have sufficient of it within the second quarter. It wasn’t the place we would have liked it to be, so, inside cause, he is aware of when to again off the pedal and is aware of when to push it too. That’s the half I really like about him. The man is all-in. Generally, I’ve to be the policeman. He’s an emotional man.”
The Chiefs misplaced their opening two video games of the season, a notable downturn for a group who’ve received their division yearly since 2016. Final week of their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, who additionally beat them in final season’s Tremendous Bowl, Kelce yelled at Reid and threw his helmet to the bottom within the second quarter.
Kelce, one of many best tight ends of all time, will flip 36 this season and appears to be previous his peak at an age when most NFL gamers have lengthy since retired. Nevertheless, he seemed cheerful as he left the sector on Sunday night time, and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes insisted Kelce and Reid have a very good relationship.
“He’s a man that loves it,” Mahomes stated after the sport. “That’s what’s made him so nice. I do know [Reid and Kelce] love one another. That’s what you need out of the greats.”
Kelce and Reid have been concerned in an analogous incident through the Tremendous Bowl in February 2024. Kelce barged into Reid after being taken out of the sport within the first-half because the Chiefs’ offense didn’t make headway in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers, whom they went on to beat. The confrontation induced Reid to stumble and Kelce later admitted his habits was out of line.
“I can’t get that fired as much as the purpose the place bumping Coach and it’s getting him off stability and stuff,” he stated. “When he stumbled, I used to be like: ‘Aw, shit’ in my head … If he would have chilly cocked me within the face proper there, I’d have simply ate it.”
